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| | When I presented concepts to Nola during the design process she selected a spiral for the focal point of the garden and we decided to construct it as a pebble mosaic.
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| | Nola was very 'hands on' during construction. She always made time to check in and be a part of the fine tuning that happens when the design leaves the paper and becomes reality. | |
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| | We did a couple of tests first. | |
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| | And then we began, one pebble at a time. | |
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| | The spiral was made of 2" black Mexican pebble in the field of 3/4" Noia pebble. We put a thin separator in to allow for expansion during earth shifts. | |
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| | The sit wall that surrounds the pebble mosaic was made from Noia cobble with a tumbled quartz on top. | |
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| | Nola wanted textured surfaces for the paths so she chose the tumbled quartz here as well. She later told me that when her niece and nephew came to visit they gave the paths a big thumbs up. They are fun! | |
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| | Iochroma cyaneum 'Indigo' | |
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| | Brugmansia cubensis 'Charles Gimaldi' (left) Salvia guaranitica (right), Helictotrichon sempervirens (foreground) | |
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| | We constructed several raised vegetable boxes that radiated out from the spiral. But the plants grew in as well. | |
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| | Two years after the creation of the spiral Nola had a change of heart and decided to change out the pebble mosaic. The pebbles held onto a lot of dirt and there were drainage issues. So the spiral was demolished, a drain system installed, concrete poured and an acid stain was applied. The cobble sit wall was retained. | |
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